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Row of houses in Samoa, CaliforniaPhoto: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Samoa

8% of Samoa’s land is conserved, and 97% of residents live within a half mile of a park

8% of Samoa’s land is conserved, about 43 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Samoa, 3.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
8%
43 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
3.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Digawututklh, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Digawututklh

Managed by Dishgamu Humboldt
49 acres0.4 mi of trail
Waterline Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it

43 conserved acres

8% of Samoa’s land. Who manages Samoa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits41 ac
Private owners2 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 41 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unnamed Site - Friends of the Dunes
Private Other or Unknown
Land trusts & nonprofits41Open
Samoa Park
Local Park
Private owners2Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Samoa

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Beaches in Samoa
Somoa Beach
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Waterline Trail0.4 mi
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Samoa: May to September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)555656575962636463615855
Rain (in)7.96.86.94.32.10.80.20.20.72.85.79.4

July is the driest month (0.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 64 °F). 9.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Samoa →

Questions about parks and trails in Samoa

Where can I hike in Samoa?

The longest trail networks: Digawututklh, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Samoa’s trails?

Digawututklh and Samoa County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Samoa?

10,801 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Samoa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Samoa neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →